New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-15
pRAISING THE ART MUSEUM.
~ur .NNuAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES


MED OF MORE DEPARTMENTS AND MORE MONEY
THE OFFICERS RK-xLECTED.
m. Association of the Metropolitan Museum OF Art
.fterooon received tho report Of the trustees OF
,,,tnt,op for tho year ending December 81 1885,
yohr T.vlor Johnston was reeleoted PRESIDENT william
n Prime first vice presidents Daniel Huntington second
vice president Henry g. MarQusnd. treasurer ana "cn
sral di Cesnoa, secretary. Mr.. Johnston bsd co".o
plated retiring from tho presidency. which ne mas he'
since tho Museum founded. but upon the pe"'h
Urgent solicitation Of many members and all the
No consented once more to occupy the executive position
N cordially offered him. John Q A. Ward corner otnentt o
Vanderbilt and John Bigelow were eiec'eo ""'''''
e trustees report showed that the receipts for .nS
year were $l4l oil 81 which = nc1sys o. annual .
ss.. to ne 4ss
Sai77 and the Of hsndnSoks S214y Of the Mu
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the 1879 It's property "S wtS debt in
Of ssSsoGi of the effected only
Last tune the sna pacns
S IN preparing and catalogues ana IN xn Ssnart
incident to the ia shs coliscon The system
adopted 10 thus described: ,..,,r.sa IA
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and %Ss S es william and
hall have Sssn WINS this
greatly facilitates the work OF the institution ao'' N0'
trustees from their personal supervision. &,
Considarng measures TO secure a stated and sure IN
come that will maintain the institution without as"s tsfe
%ssss oP1 not Tee les.
%ges .Ssr proyscn say the
can insure the establishment. Of the Mn,eu They con-
the permanent institutions OF Inc "'i'"
tinue: ....., ~. IN the
history We Therefore nn mS 'aT the late William
%h h. We suggest ssss to
ne s Ss aS ss
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advance Of former years Tine tor aS"eT year from May
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s seho@ note APPENDED the financial statement indicates
des which our want on ssSsS The
FOR e ,ss Tesssy or
SngS ID E. 1Tis the up
The nS has Ssn %1 1S@
,Se Museum given specially this purpose
SpeCial attention Is w tHo of
,ecion made last wear Among these are the exnos VI
Bs6ylonian and Assyrian objects purchased iro Duh
N %ad to t hses British RisSeM as as0"
Morris X Jesnp has presented 10 the Museum tne
f,cinhns M fhe Court Ferdinand and ielbella DIV
rozic is noble picture which, besides It's vaiue a. 20
A. srt has emine interest the relation OF us
Imerica will always priced IN an Amercan AZ. stcaT
$nnd.si and supported by the munif, ence OF
Sitizens Richard NJ has added valuable .ev
hs former large Joseph w Drexel has also
inc, eased his donations OF
nnentS A ATTY her name withieio LAO "'N
Sf Of over 200 pieces OF very beautiful OH aceS a.
The trustees are sadly In want az more room No,wi
standing The fact that iron galleries have been shdeu W
the main hall AMI second floor built In the sioefoo;
Abe entire large hall in the basement has had 10 p cosc
70 the public and devoted TO the storage OF work VI a
vbich cannot be exhibited for want OF room. hmons
these stores collection Of casts OF ancient
On Egyptian collection and large NUMBER Oh p a;u an
sneaking of the paramount Importance OF proNiuns a
ample and perm support tor the Museum 'heie
continues: t.
The Government of Great Britain makes annns % snn
tions of inward OF miiO AMI half dollars lor .ne
mort and increase ony OF the museums OF
HE great mus uns Europe sustained Dy puohc
sppropriated on the principe that the education ey s
of incalculabe value and the resulting
ng and commercial industries are teno on
than the xpendiures. No such principe Is ie0osn'A